Stole The Show

Darling, darling, oh,turn the lights back on nowWatching, watching,as the credits all roll downCrying, crying,you know we're playing to a full house, house

No heroes, villains, one to blameWhile wilted roses fill the stageAnd the thrill, the thrill is goneOur debut was a masterpieceBut in the end for you and meOh, the show, it can't go on

We used to have it all,but now's our curtain callSo hold for the applause, ohAnd wave out to the crowd,and take our final bowOh, it's our time to go,but at least we stole the showAt least we stole the showAt least we stole the showAt least we stole the showAt least we stole the show

At least we stole the show

Darling, darling,you know that we are sold outThis is fading, but the band plays on nowWe're crying, crying,so let the velvet roll down, down

No heroes, villains, one to blameWhile wilted roses fill the stageAnd the thrill, the thrill is goneOur debut was a masterpieceOur lines we read so perfectlyBut the show, it can't go on

We used to have it all,but now's our curtain callSo hold for the applause, ohAnd wave out to the crowd,and take our final bowOh, it's our time to go,but at least we stole the showAt least we stole the showAt least we stole the showAt least we stole the showStole the show

Meaning

The singer wrote this ballad using a triumphant theater show as a metaphor for the ending of a great relationship.

He recalled to VMan:

"Everyone was begging me to write a ballad, and I was not trying to write one because I didn't think I had been in love before. But I wrote this ballad, it was about this guy that I was not in a relationship with, and pretended like we were. We would just be with each other when it was convenient."

Source: songfacts.com

Vocabulary

Full house

If a theatre has a full house for a particular performance, it has as large an audience as it can hold.

curtain call

the part at the end of a performance when actors come to the front of the stage and the people watching clap to show their enjoyment